The billboard (June 1910)

JUNE 4,-WUk The Billboard 9 CHICAGO VARIETY BILLS New AcU Reviewed by Billboanl Repie«entative—DiscusnoDs of Other Acto Appearing at the Leading Vaudevilk Houses in tlw ^K^Dcfy om; 10 , FBANOIS OOOLBT, CMMBDIAN. IfaJMUe Tbcitn. Ko. 7. Olio la •laBtM. Bms matlae*. Umr 38. , ^ J. Vnuda beloos* la do MrUeolar elus of <oBiedlana. Tha cloaeit wbleb oaa might b* Mbl» to pUce thtm adToeate ot panmcac patter twiiix the rraak Tlanej achaot, aad tbea joa ftaTca't fot bla aomlxr. Dooia; talka to tlx aodlcaca la a taeart-to-h«art mucer, aa ooa would to as latUMta rrlend whoa tic bad JoMt met Dear a rallloc ot braas. aad wbo bad la- Titad blm to partak* «C—«it'Jl saj. nftoti- oeota. Bat la tkla eaat, J. Fwrii to tk« ic- ftaahioc party, aad wllk his "Hoar, wkat do yoa tttak «t tbatr* -Now. Itetas.''^ aad "What «»jfM tUak I told hlmr* makaa tb* aadtaoe* CMT ■■ U each aad CTsy ooa was tbeis la tha IhssHi aloos with hlai. Ha carries a girl with Ma wtosa oolr dn^ la to look prettr with her dothee aad laocIdDC (mils, aad talleTa tha ai*- ootooT ot a iteadr case at Dooley alODa ftir th Dslaatea. Tba joonc lady la this caaa Is aOas Corrlse Sale, and la ml»bt y easy to loafc at. bat her Tolce doeaa't attract axeltabla atteatleo. ms paTemeat patter ae^ wars It aot for Atht aad Bart bclac oo tha bill, woold caitly have bcca tba bit of tha araalas. bat, as It was, Doolw aad tha two colorad cammaa were eom- paDed to share that honor. MSb. 4. la two; 11 Btaataa. B««a ercalac. May ST. Aaother Mike Bcaaid has arrliad. aad onr tba eama road, tba aseodatloa. This yoaas «kap. Story, who sppataatly was bon with pi- aaoa aU aroaod hlat. playa wltb aa mutA eaae etaadlac oo bla bead as ha docs oprlctit. He OSes oae bead aa weU as auay ose bbtb. tearing oS awlodlee and aelectloaa la a craeefol manner that brlnci blm cooalderable applaaa*. He la a Sreat raster, bat doe* not fouow otber almilar plaalata and make a ipedalty of rac-tlme play- las, la fact, oaly one aocb oITerlns waa pra- aeatcd, bla ctoainc numt>er at the box. Jaacle TbwD. His zylopbooe work, althoosb clerer. Is aat BP to the aUadard of tha otber part of hia act. bat helps make the act dlTeralfled. WHy makra ao exeellcBt offtrias la tw»—tall of Map and daab. WANDA. MIND BEAOBB. Bash Ttaaple Tbeatre. No, roll stace; SS ■riBBtaa. 8aea erenlns. May 27. Waaia tries to (o her adreisarles oae better IB sack aad crery deuU. and apparently doe* •taijlhlac opea aad aboTe-board. She slu In a "spot" oat orer the orebestra pit, almoat In the andtence, where all the qaeatloo* vere an- swered wltb onfaltcrlns aasaraaca. bile la la- trodoccd aad aided throosboat by Hany Water- hooaa. who baa a pleaaloc appearance and Tolce. aad wbo really help* make tbe act worth mon> thaa the ordinary nia of aome aoeh offerlais. Wfhte .fcM • taas ttat is rather sMD far a aalw w fcswjH—r la ^fM wHk Iks ajstitlMa pewai .mt ftaaaiaK MM tha bMadfMd tbe ■asfc pr a a aa t and fatara. A thM paitr •«< la iha act Is sa asslstaat whs pasMs maami ths hlaak*. aad belpa to aBMaa aagr laash- dorlns the eeaaaa.- ^.WALTON A CO.. . AmerlCM-HaMk.aUL. -SL;-iB.-tM' ■■« JnU atacn apacU: lilidMMaa. S*cb May SB. Opealas and cloalns la two, these pro aad cpU locteal momenta aerre to explain that It la all tbe dream of a I'-ttle girl who aee* her dolllea tthtlac. The' dretm abowa Fred Walton aa oae of the thrtt toy sotdlers, wltli wlilch he en- acta a paatomlmlc comedy that la funny throoch- OQt. Pantomime la Walton'* rery langnase. sad when be la fed bnaloesa by a lire wax Ml aad a lire dode doll, be seta away with •wMsnhle laasbter. Taklos Oaale aad her Bjna tB isn as Its dreask and two other* to a ns 4rtaai. It l eam i that paatanlmle comedy '-- tnm aaa. aad data aad feed actlaa flaa a cast oC a«a. WsMob Is a didate tot the title "klas of l bat the aketch la waatlas bla and tfea . . thae, tbe efferinr beins too loss drawa «Bt-iB Pprtraylas Pred'a ability aloos tbe one par- tKBlar lloe, MHS. PATRICK CAMPBELL. PBEBBNTIXQ THE AMBASSADOR'S WIf . ' Uaje«tlc Tbeatre. Ko. 10. Pun StSM: 31 mlontes. Seen matinee. May 2S. Tbe Ambanador'a Wife, which waa wrlttea eznreaaly for hIa mother by Mr. Allan Pat- £l«._CampbeU. centers aboat aa Intrlsoc In diplomatic elrdes. Tbe «baraetera are Qa Britlib Ambaaaador, bis wife, sad a connt, ^karepmeBts tba secfst serrlca at s loreln S>B\?si^^aing V.asa j5K «Mr. to, wUeh he SmJka Malncw at a comproailatas aatvra. tha eooat fbtcca her to sirs blm state papers of the hisbeat Import- aace to ber soTemmenL The denoaameat pre- renta the tnlflllmrat of tbe coaat'a parpoae. and alfarda an nmlerataBdlas between the ambaxu- dor and bla wife, abe baTlas been placed In a doabtfnl pooltloa la hU lalad dartas the crtala sf U>e play. - . Ths plot haa a very tamDIar Has. and It ^ Dot be dealed that this fact detracted aoaaa- «%«t from tha afforts of Mis. Osaqbell. bat her aterllnit ability la tha hsadllas e( tha maay owlodramatle sllastloas alaraat made oae lorset tbe popolar aide of tba oSMas. and pay atrict attention to how ahe can portray tbeee ao-called heary parta. Mr. Albert Perry, the ambaaaador, and Mr. Lyater Cbamben. the "nine yon" count, hotb.alded materially In tbe riDw. alUxrash It can not be tmtbtally MM th at tba t(t»rt was a good ooa. TBB ICH MAN, ■tar Tbeslre. Na B. Fnll alase; 18 rain- ■•(■.^"een matinee. May 35. .i^OMro^gUy sood rooMdy sketch with a east neOm. It m. m. kg^daatloaa. sad a poor* SsBeeaBS laaffMasl. ■ wha^ throat a mia* take. Is taksa far Cks lea aaa, is tba batt of all hghby's iBSsaely leataas attacks. Ths SM- fashioned na-cbaaa la sl*aD amch pnmlaaaea la tha pro ductio n of laatha. bat tha sltnatlsas lea dins ap to tbia polat are all fall ot whols- soma bomar. aad warraata saeb a woifced-BP climax. Mr. Tbomaa Holer takes tba part of tha "lea man," and bla portrayal ot the trlght- eaed attitude of that character la fanny la tba extreme. He atarta wltb bla caaa aad Kiasa ar^T Mt at WM il a^ ap patal aaeap tlas h Ia aa- dsrciothes^ ^HHjfcb <wii>^iMllw^ - pssvss to ha a amid. tataB tlB part ot AMERICAN MUaiO BAUi. OUS Gordon, playlos bis steentb retnra <a- sacaacBt at tba Amerleaa, waa tbe reil hit of Ust week's offerlas. aad CUS had aa awfol easy time at It azolac oC (hat haasr. Tbe Haarts Osaests. hirsMaJ f»«a to Bw ay New Eealaad. aad ditset B«b (ha Jfaw Tsrk Blppo- dnma, war* oae mad flisala aa aa set oo a Kasle BaD bllL naa. thabr*s was a scrsrely nalqaa oSerlac. bat rather tbsa wttneas a alsbt of aa aasalaty banch ot awarthy naked men. tba more lotelUseot elaaa of ttaeae daya prefers to so oa and on, in otter Isnorance of the man- ner In which aome of tbeae forelsaeis bop atoasd aad make a UtIds aa dancers. Hie Maorla waated foorteen mlnntea Joat before In- tarmlaloB. aad tha issalt waa that ttg^yyed BRIEF PERSONAL PATTER Pertaining to Vaudeville Peifoiinen In and Around Chicago—Notes Their Plans, Pioqwcts and Piofesticmal Doings Tba Maoris band of dancers. 41 |i wbo appeared at tbe American MMlB 1 weak, ralaed a deOcIt of (095 to aid Beaa bsr^ SOB. who Is lylos 111 with tobercnlosls la a swithem ssBstsrlom. Tbe Echo Company, wbo are at tha Stndebskcr. raised $3M by meana of a haa ah an same laat woek. hat tarlaa that tks Uttia not bB lass thsa fBOO. sad Maasssr Tboop- aoD. ut tha AaierleaB. at oaca coaeelTed the Idea of asbv ths Msorts la sa effort ta obtala tbe balaaee needed. Tbe 42 warrloea tina Mew Zcalaad were found on neatly v ner of the Loop on Thumday with claim his tbetr mlssKm of Asritr. Stni another aaw saadstHIa thsatia Mr Chl> caco. This tlms It Is betas hallt tr ths Joaes, Uaiek, Shaeffcr Co., ea 61st aad OalSBMt snd wUI be called tba New wniatd. It will be the laiseat thestre of Its klad oatalda of tha Loop, with seatlns capacity ot 1.490, and blUa fnr- alahed by the Chicago VandeTllle Managers* Aa- aodstlan. The New Coixiedy Theatre, which baa been imder tha management and leaaed to Wal- ter P. Sharer manaser ot tha Boab Temple, win asaln paas Into tba poaacaalon of the Joaes. Llnlek, BhscSar 0>> It is pismisd to repairs wbleh is IS. A newcomer In TaudeTlUe.'wkB li Bspected to eo. Arllaa tried to help AOSB CMi(bcIl make traetlvs imms womsa who fMMHB a eoltl- Tstsd mtt fealiaCB had the their net. half, danced thcassHaa lata tam la no time. The slH IS dercr. aad tba asla cod of the team s wissfd. sad la their eoapctltton dance tbey polled off aoma ot tha moat artglaal atepa, twlats and torna aeaa at the Mqsle Hall this seaaoo. Seynrora aad SOblasoa. the mlaz and tbe mixer, caagtat oo with a ranseante, tbelt comical acrobatic feata plactns them amoos the lUt ot ■•the best yet." BlUy CUItord. bined the School Teacher, with the aaalatance of sereral atool* In tbe balcony, managed to make quite a hit, althoogh It csa aot be truthfully said that hla soas, aatltled Oaa, Twow nrra. rour, had much to da with the applaaaa ha re- cclred. Fttd Walton, who has been appesrlas at aereral of the MoiTla booses ta and arooad Chicago, waa glrea apot aniaber two at the Aiaerlean, and made good, bla work In jpartlc- nlar being par excellence. Watson snd Dwyer, la bits ot maatcal comedy, opened tba show, and the earlier arrlrera took kindly to them to the extent that a clerer little encore waa need. Had Clllfnrd Cordon been off the Mil laat week, there sraold hare l>een a wonderful lacking of soaaetblng to make the aadience feel the bill waa ap to the atandard. MAJESTIC THEATRE. Headed by Mrs. Patrick Campbell, la Tha Ambassador's Wife, a new sketch written by her son, Allan Campbell, many people were turned away at erery performance, prortng be- yond the shadow of a doabt tba drawing pow- ers at Mia. Caaphen aad soch stsfs ss Amy sad Batt. OnsnSsd. Lsrlas. X. mada Doo- ley aad Tha nay Twiaa. Aa accooat at The Aabasssdor's Wife, aa played by Mis. Camp- bell, will be foond under New Aeta. Mr. J. Frsarls Dooley was one of the teal bis bita ot tbe ercalns. and altboagb be and bis femlalae aaalataat stsyed oat ]uat a Ilttla bit too toss wltb hi* fuol nonsense, tbey were tbe lilsseat canse of good laasha In tne whole bill. J. Prancia baa a style that la not onllke that of Prank Tinner, the blark-face comedian, and tbi* allly style ot dellrary ot OMire than allly aaatertal kept the haa a s In a elda-acblas langb which lasted tlB Bd. La Tine waa on the stage. Amy aad RaM ksd asthlv >•«• hat tbelr-s •seas JbM as v«ite ah astr. Mt. at czpo- neols aC «M. WHB Ml tUT Mk «( BmSV sad her dehat a» Ika llhisisilil Ttisiia week at May aad la MMM asBd ftaa Ihsa sa Ctr the eatlre assssa. Jfost ot har aBBheis sre selected from the estslosne of it. WItaatk ft Sons, and Include aocb blm aa Carmena. To tha End of tbe World With Too, Daddy Was s Grand Old Man, and Just For a Olrl. Tba New BcpubUe Theatre, wbleh opened last Monday crailns. and tbe Lnna Park Taa- dcTllle Tbeatia, which opened Sstntday. May SS. are two new snea oo tha hooka of tha SnUlraa * OoasMlaa Aisa^. Tha atudiHt. whkh is nadcr tha siisiBl tf njiiln ITiiMa la Thomas P. Holer, who Is presenting Tha lea Msn. on tbe Association time. Is a newcoosr la Tsndemie. but ooe of tbe oldest o f tts miilcal comedy adsocatea. Ra waa Caataiad wltb The Oollesa Widow. Polly ot tha Cbcaa ~ Tha Knkaa IdsL hat la asv sM ut tha ga he haa SMthiw «w hla i t a T toSa tba Aiaerica'. bSTlns woodertnl s setea la aaadsallla with bla comic opera borlatta. Lose a la Mode, head- lining nearly erery boose be played, except the Majestic. Ersa Uovd's Nisht sad Day la the featnre asas at Baiiy*a aet. aad It asTtr falU to atsfi tM akia. prore a aassHsa, la lOas Ftail Battsa. sa at- soaethtat sat of Tha Ambsssadoc's Wife, tbe playlet o i l tl e u by ber eon tor His. Patrick Caaipben. hot tbe material sppaiaatly was not ' ta sMha lathsr a bare Jnat returned In Mteblgaa aad ate now ffolaff W IfeB np la Wlaceaala. While —^ * Thnisday. tbey ca a trlb a ted Bebecea Lsdse aad hdped tbeatrteal aatertalaaMat. The Fciea DaSb MextCM actlal an at Oa MlesB * ~ cult. Tbeir work la Ilttia abort of marrelona aod Is deaerrlng ot the booklass wbleh always await their open time. Tbey sis st prcseat us festnia st Loaa Park. Adeline Bttcbia aad laa CI aire wtU dassit TauderUIe tbla coming taU for aome prodnctloB. WUI Bosalter la lucky hi harlns Mlas dalis under contract to exploit tils aooss and many are tba nnmbeis from tbla nmale step whm this elerer little Imperaooator has ' popolarlty. O. Molaaso. In bla latest of aenaatloasl t___ Is orer st tha Amerleaa Maslc Hall this week offerlns Danae da la Bolw da Nnlt. MIn NIaa Payne la betas ftatosd la thiaaawaetst i' ~ so^s aad tba aaSB Bt et-swsB .MM-Bt'.r Se llsbts. •"■" *• *« Maa Tha alidomes are now under sad aeem way In Chi* caso. and aeem to be prorlas popolar wttk the loTcta «( aatdeor yaadartnok tha (MlB* ban PaAnaatoate aatticatar. nfehh tataa dlatrtet tl( AiBsad KsUsB. wbo aans wltb Amelia Btoas m Tha Klalas Olrl. and afterwards married hsr, has snteied Taadenile with bis wltS. snd wUI probably be foond at tba Majestic nest weeh. In s sketch called Haste WIthoot Waste. Uoyd and Wbltebooae bare alsned np tar sixteea weeks orer tha Pantagea* time, openlns Jane 10. Tbey are expectli« to appear bare next aeaaon In s new act. another Uttle bar- letta, written by J. Brandon Walsh. The 0"Nen Trio, wbo were qalta tbe daaeias bit of tbe bni st Slttner's Isst w ^ at tha Bmptie this week, ash' rsttia ta tha tone of originality ^ border lBS on tba tmpoaaible. Cal De VoU'a Chantecler and Cblckadeca took to the road laat week, appeartng at Aurora and JoUet. Waller SUnion'a place In tbe caat haa been Oiled by Oeorge Lepper, another chicken mimie of no meaa ability. Bmy OastM Is to hare a new partner. Isabel D'Armond, styled tbe pocket edftkn aoobretts. la the ooe who will In all probsldllly take tts place of the erer popolar Btbel Gieea, BDIy'a former co-star. Tbe Swedlab Ladles' Qnlntetts were csacdcd log on the bm Was ttaiaBW g ll M fhraaMlM tba bnmber. Tbe Saad Dob Dab T^oop of wblrlsriad ad^ bate are now oa tbe Morria time booked ta eorer tbe Park Clreult tba comhis soaiBisr. They ats at tha Emprese. Mllwsnkea. this week. Abbott and Alba are playtas wreral letnra datea for Doyle and tbe Aaaoelatioo. prior to their retnra Eaat for Cooey Holme*. Tbey start la that directlOD ta abont dta Weeks. Tbe Victor BIremer Company Is pabtlshlns aa Irish song entitled OS Asala. Oa Ajtala. qoBS Again. Fmnegan. which Is In grest daaaad hir- character sinsers la aad aiSBad Chlcfai The Ma Siaee wilsoa, ato' MB the hill st tbe Thnatt 1 ~ contraeta far thMr Circuit. •C.lkB. 1L« NOTES OF THE ROAD. Doolta, the tslktas baby flfteenth week at ' ' port, Ls. alta Sol. Barry Orimm and Clarence Satchel] wet^ ten- dered a blrtlklay party at Dad'a Hotel. PbOadd- pbla. May 24. Many proteaalooala were present. Tba Meredltba and dog, "Snooaer," opened oo tha Hodklns time tor ten weeks, at Little Rock,i Ark., after twelre weeks on tbe rrankel tlasJ BabyXyim baa Joined binds with Miss FkBBCM DnTsB, formerly of Tbe DoValla. Thar WtS\ dnias a stasias, talklns and danclns act. Os Bdr e a haa hooked Henry and seer Oe S. 4k CL. Westera time 1. - - Vm aBA^ easasemei SB the Bert Leesy tisM. I«Bls Kelaow late at Sinter's The TIall Cbmpaay, opaaed a tear la Taadselaa st wis.. laat weak. ahspmsn Ststeis and Pick are at hoae la la- diaaapolla for a rcat. after playlas for flft^ four cooaeentlTe weeka.' Dr, Andy Lawaon haa signed a contract to manage Lawsania, the Great, formerly known as the Great Herman. Tile Temple Theatre. Ft. Wayne. Ind.. playlog W. T. A. Tauderllle, waa closed for the aeason. May SB. Texana and Reynolds, fancy and trick rop- ers and ride ahota. are playlns the Grcensraod time. Tlw Langdoaa opened oa tbe W. V. A. park time at tbe White City Park. Dayton. 0.. last Lader aad Ellswarth hsra tacnf Cbcalt. their nmmSt^ik. Fleldlns and Csitaa, tbe Wm. Morris psik tkaB. Lerlna and Nelnsce ai Frank MclTtne park tlme^ Bobby Ooaesns opened M < wmtm, last weak. Mtr SS M the